Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2
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Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 vs AMD A6-3670K. Specifications

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Q1/2014
Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2
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Q4/2011
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AMD A6-3670K
AMD A6-3670K

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 or AMD A6-3670K? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 has a base frequency of 2.50 GHz. 15 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 130 W. Released in Q1/2014.

AMD A6-3670K has a base frequency of 2.70 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 100 W. Released in Q4/2011.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    11 more cores

    15 left arrow 4
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 8% better clock speed

    2.70 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    100 W left arrow 130 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A6-3670K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1128 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    671 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    523 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    866 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2
AMD A6-3670K AMD A6-3670K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E7 v2 left arrow AMD A6-3000
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E7 left arrow AMD A
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 1
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.5 GHz left arrow 2.7 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    15 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    30 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.1 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (15 Cores)
    3.1 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 11
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 5
  • Generation
    - left arrow 3
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 440 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow AMD Radeon HD 6530D
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 0
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 1 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2010
  • Shader
    - left arrow 320
  • Technology
    - left arrow 32 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A6-3670K and Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 and AMD A6-3670K Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    130 W left arrow 100 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 and AMD A6-3670K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge EX left arrow Llano (K10)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE3, SSE4a
  • L3-Cache
    38 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2014 left arrow Q4/2011
  • Socket
    LGA 2011 left arrow FM1
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

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